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The Laptop Crusade – More on the $100 Laptop

For nearly a year, BĂ©har has been at work on the most visible and most controversial project of his career. His client, a nonprofit offshoot of the MIT Media Lab, had dreamed up a radical new computer. Depending on who you asked, it was either soon-to-be-legendary vaporware or a shortcut to modern education for tens […]

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Nintendo Wii, the Anticipation Grows

With an expected release date of late November 2006, details of Nintendo’s latest console are causing a growing wave of speculation. Much of it is in the context of how different it is from Sony’s next console, the PS3, which is slated for release at a similar time. The disparity in the length of queues […]

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Mylo, Yet Another Gizmo to Lug Around

http://x1brettstuff.blogspot.com/2006/08/mylo-yet-another-gizmo-to-lug-around.html

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Review: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet

Summary: The Nokia 770 is the best bridge-device yet between mobility and the web2.0 world. It is a solid go-to device for messaging and presence, as well as having a very capable browser. It can appear a bit sluggish at times, but it is a very flexible device with a lot of untapped potential. Having […]

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Time Gets First Dibs on Nintendo Wii

In a move consistent with its desire to attract a ‘non-gamer’ audience, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Mario, Zelda… now Director and General Manager of Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development) invited one of Time’s non-gaming reporters to try out its new hardware. The result is an entertaining and informative article that reinforces my admiration for […]